The complex art of leadership is constantly evolving in response to an even more complex world. Knowing this makes searching for quality leadership guidance tiresome and at times misleading. For this reason, I sought out to discover the best repeatable sources for leadership guidance. I wanted to find leadership lessons that are filtered through an environment which mimics our overall society. I was looking for a source of lessons where my sample matches the current overa

This one has been brewing in my head for a long time. I wanted to classify how I believe the combination of what I’ve learned through my experiences matched up with research I’ve done reading historic leaders, scientific articles, and ancient literature adds up to bring people to excellence. My personal experiences are pulled from time as an entrepreneur, college professor, military officer, human performance coach, and project manager and I took notice of the traits that g

It’s summer time and that means plenty of fresh air and sunshine! This Friday, July 20th at 6:00pm I will be hosting a free kickball game. We will be meeting at Boston Strength & Conditioning (75 Adams St., Newton Ma) at 6:00pm and walking over to the field to play some pick-up kickball. Signup on my site under the Book Online tab. Can’t wait till Friday to play outside? That’s ok, this Wednesday is the 4th of my 5-week Cove Summer Fitness Series. If you haven’t joined us

For anyone interested in leadership and teamwork, here is a link to a recent article I published in The Sport Journal. Leadership Development Method: A literature review of leadership development strategy and tactics ABSTRACT This article is intended to provide young and new coaches with a comprehensive overview of existing research of a leadership development method for improving their leadership skills regardless of field. A broad range of existing literature related to lea

“A coward thinks he will live forever if only he can shun warfare.” In medieval Norse Mythology, everyone including the gods lived with the knowledge of imminent death, yet as a society they lived courageously. If you ever wondered where heroism was immortalized as the gold standard of soldiers fighting foreign wars, immigrants going to unknown countries in search of something better for their families, and countless stories throughout the ages, look no further than Norse my

Perspective truly is everything. The way we see the world shapes the way we move through it. Our sense of self is simply the simplification of all the different perspectives we have of the outside world and our inner thoughts wrapped into one. Imagine if all the rivers of the world spanning from high mountains, through deep valleys, dank swamps, and shallow brooks funneled into one stream. That stream would be your sense of self, your mind’s way of filtering through every

Below is the final part of my three part mini-series adventure down in the Caribbean on New Year's a few years ago. Please read part I here or part II here if you need to catch up. Chapter 10 Feeling immensely better than I did moments ago, I encourage my friend to get back up and start heading towards the direction we assume is downtown. We continue wandering for about forty minutes when we see it off in the distance by a three-way intersection, a car! We run down waving

This is part two of a three part miniseries about an insane adventure I had at St. John's Virgin Island a few years back. To catch up on the story, read part I here. Chapter 6 We decide now is as good time as ever to eat that apple, so we both take a few bites and throw the core into the hungry ocean. It wasn’t too comforting seeing the core swirl around and swept out to see in a matter of seconds, but I rather see the ocean eat the apple than us. While resting on a rock I

What follows below is a true short story I wrote as a chapter in a leadership and teamwork book I have in the works. It's only a rough draft, but since today is New Year's Eve and three years to the day since this event, I figure I will share it with you. This is part one of a three part miniseries regarding what is perhaps the craziest night of my life and how I almost died. (This picture was taken three years ago today) How much trouble could two young strapping men possi